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World War II-era bomb found in Aurora neighborhood

Device was inert and turned over to Buckley Space Force Base officials

A World War II-era bomb was unearthed by a construction crew in an Aurora neighborhood on Aug. 19, 2024. The Arapahoe County Bomb Squad found the device, a Mark 23 Mod 1 training round, was inert. (Courtesy of Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office)
A World War II-era bomb was unearthed by a construction crew in an Aurora neighborhood on Aug. 19, 2024. The Arapahoe County Bomb Squad found the device, a Mark 23 Mod 1 training round, was inert. (Courtesy of Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office)
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Construction crews found a World War II-era bomb in an Aurora neighborhood built on the grounds of a former weapons training site on Monday.

The Arapahoe County Bomb Squad responded to the 4600 block of South Robertsdale Way on Monday after , the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on X.

The area is part of the former e, a 100-square-mile military training site that was used for weapons and bombing training from 1938 to 1963.

The neighborhood where the bomb was found is just south of the Aurora Reservoir.

Bomb technicians x-rayed the device, a Mark 23 Mod 1 training round, and found it was inert. It was turned over to military officials from Buckley Space Force Base, according to the sheriff’s office.

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